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esforçar-se

to make an effort

Regular · 24 form tables

Brazilian Portuguese, with você, a gente and vocês. The tables also include personal infinitives; supplied tu commands appear under other forms.

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Indicative

Present

esforçar-se: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I make an effort
você, ele, ela	you make an effort; he/she makes an effort
nós	we make an effort
a gente	we make an effort
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) make an effort; they make an effort

Present continuous

esforçar-se: Present continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I am making an effort
você, ele, ela	you are making an effort; he/she is making an effort
nós	we are making an effort
a gente	we are making an effort
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) are making an effort; they are making an effort

Past continuous

esforçar-se: Past continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I was making an effort
você, ele, ela	you were making an effort; he/she was making an effort
nós	we were making an effort
a gente	we were making an effort
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) were making an effort; they were making an effort

Completed past

esforçar-se: Completed past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I made an effort
você, ele, ela	you made an effort; he/she made an effort
nós	we made an effort
a gente	we made an effort
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) made an effort; they made an effort

Imperfect

esforçar-se: Imperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I used to make an effort
você, ele, ela	you used to make an effort; he/she used to make an effort
nós	we used to make an effort
a gente	we used to make an effort
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) used to make an effort; they used to make an effort

Compound past

esforçar-se: Compound past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I have been making an effort
você, ele, ela	you have been making an effort; he/she has been making an effort
nós	we have been making an effort
a gente	we have been making an effort
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) have been making an effort; they have been making an effort

Past perfect

esforçar-se: Past perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I had made an effort
você, ele, ela	you had made an effort; he/she had made an effort
nós	we had made an effort
a gente	we had made an effort
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) had made an effort; they had made an effort

Literary past perfect

esforçar-se: Literary past perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I had made an effort
você, ele, ela	you had made an effort; he/she had made an effort
nós	we had made an effort
a gente	we had made an effort
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) had made an effort; they had made an effort

Future

esforçar-se: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I will make an effort
você, ele, ela	you will make an effort; he/she will make an effort
nós	we will make an effort
a gente	we will make an effort
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) will make an effort; they will make an effort

Future perfect

esforçar-se: Future perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I will have made an effort
você, ele, ela	you will have made an effort; he/she will have made an effort
nós	we will have made an effort
a gente	we will have made an effort
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) will have made an effort; they will have made an effort

Going to

esforçar-se: Going to
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I am going to make an effort
você, ele, ela	you are going to make an effort; he/she is going to make an effort
nós	we are going to make an effort
a gente	we are going to make an effort
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) are going to make an effort; they are going to make an effort

Was going to

esforçar-se: Was going to
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I was going to make an effort
você, ele, ela	you were going to make an effort; he/she was going to make an effort
nós	we were going to make an effort
a gente	we were going to make an effort
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) were going to make an effort; they were going to make an effort

Conditional

esforçar-se: Conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I would make an effort
você, ele, ela	you would make an effort; he/she would make an effort
nós	we would make an effort
a gente	we would make an effort
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) would make an effort; they would make an effort

Conditional perfect

esforçar-se: Conditional perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I would have made an effort
você, ele, ela	you would have made an effort; he/she would have made an effort
nós	we would have made an effort
a gente	we would have made an effort
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) would have made an effort; they would have made an effort

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive

esforçar-se: Present subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I make an effort
você, ele, ela	(that) you make an effort; (that) he/she makes an effort
nós	(that) we make an effort
a gente	(that) we make an effort
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) make an effort; (that) they make an effort

Imperfect subjunctive

esforçar-se: Imperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(if) I made an effort
você, ele, ela	(if) you made an effort; (if) he/she made an effort
nós	(if) we made an effort
a gente	(if) we made an effort
vocês, eles, elas	(if) you (plural) made an effort; (if) they made an effort

Perfect subjunctive

esforçar-se: Perfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I have made an effort
você, ele, ela	(that) you have made an effort; (that) he/she has made an effort
nós	(that) we have made an effort
a gente	(that) we have made an effort
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) have made an effort; (that) they have made an effort

Pluperfect subjunctive

esforçar-se: Pluperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I had made an effort
você, ele, ela	(that) you had made an effort; (that) he/she had made an effort
nós	(that) we had made an effort
a gente	(that) we had made an effort
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) had made an effort; (that) they had made an effort

Future subjunctive

esforçar-se: Future subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(when/if) I make an effort
você, ele, ela	(when/if) you make an effort; (when/if) he/she makes an effort
nós	(when/if) we make an effort
a gente	(when/if) we make an effort
vocês, eles, elas	(when/if) you (plural) make an effort; (when/if) they make an effort

Future perfect subjunctive

esforçar-se: Future perfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(when/if) I have made an effort
você, ele, ela	(when/if) you have made an effort; (when/if) he/she has made an effort
nós	(when/if) we have made an effort
a gente	(when/if) we have made an effort
vocês, eles, elas	(when/if) you (plural) have made an effort; (when/if) they have made an effort

Commands

Affirmative command

esforçar-se: Affirmative command
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
você, ele, ela	make an effort!
nós	let's make an effort!
vocês, eles, elas	make an effort! (plural)

Negative command

esforçar-se: Negative command
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
você, ele, ela	do not make an effort!
nós	let's not make an effort!
vocês, eles, elas	do not make an effort! (plural)

Infinitive

Personal infinitive

esforçar-se: Personal infinitive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	for me to make an effort
você, ele, ela	for you to make an effort; for him/her to make an effort
nós	for us to make an effort
a gente	for us to make an effort
vocês, eles, elas	for you (plural) to make an effort; for them to make an effort

Compound personal infinitive

esforçar-se: Compound personal infinitive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	for me to have made an effort
você, ele, ela	for you to have made an effort; for him/her to have made an effort
nós	for us to have made an effort
a gente	for us to have made an effort
vocês, eles, elas	for you (plural) to have made an effort; for them to have made an effort

Additional forms

Gerund
Past participle
Past infinitive
Past gerund
Affirmative command: tu
Negative command: tu

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